In the following Quick Tip tutorial you will learn how to use Custom shapes, Ellipse Tool, and Gradients in Photoshop CS5 to create Christmas greeting card with red glowing baubles. You can use these techniques and elements to create your own greeting card! Layered PSD file included.

Follow this step by step Illustrator tutorial to create a cute vector mushroom character with a Japanese kawaii influence. We’ll create the basic structure using Illustrator’s basic shapes, add variation in the linework to define the character then finish it all off with some vibrant colour fills.